Final View of the DIA Westin Hotel.......

Hotel with Terminal Reflection

Lots' pf Curved Surfaces........

Entrance to Pool Area....

Enjoy Your Memorial Day Weekend!

Brief Hiatus for the Holidays!

From inside the Airport Terminal, Looking towards the Hotel Patio

DIA: An Unfinished Suite.......

Looking West towards the Front Range

Through the Looking Glass....

DIA: Hotel Patio Roof Glass

As I said, lots of glass everywhere........

Doors Open Denver, DIA: Lots of Glass

The exterior is glass and there are several other spaces where curved glass (laminated we were told) is prominent.  Here at the train Station:

I would not want this to fall on me!

And a view of the Train Station...A real commuter train and not a light rail.  Testing of the line is currently underway......Operational sometime in the Spring of 2016.

Stitched Together @ DIA

A Photomerge Panorama of the Hotel Swimming Pool

Doors Open Denver, DIA Hotel Continues

Views from the Parking Garage:

Western Exterior of the New Hotel.

Doors Open Denver: New Airport Westin Hotel

Now for a Hotel under construction.  We had the opportunity as part of Doors Open Denver to do a behind the scenes construction tour of the new hotel at DIA.

First what the final Product Should look like:

This model was a real treat, because in our digital age, Architect's Models are rare.

I'm Having a Birthday!

And the Party is Starting Now!

I didn't realize Google sent Birthday Greetings..............But I got this screen capture just today!

Brown Palace: Final Reflections......

Brown Palace: A Tale of Two Taverns

Brown Palace: Chandeliers........

Some note worthy lighting at the Brown Palace.....

Above, in the Ballroom; Below in a Banquet Hall

Doors Open Denver @ The Brown Palace

 Pinhole Day was rained out again, but we had another event to fall back on:  Doors Open Denver


We start with the Atrium.......

We had a 'behind the scenes' tour at the Famous Brown Place, and although it was generally too dark to photograph,  I got a few interesting shots.......

To view last year's event Start Here and work your way backwards......Also check out Night Time Exterior Shots Here.  We'll look at the Brown Palace this week and move on to another Hotel under construction next week......

Saturdays Online: Preserving (Family) History Through Photography

This Is AMAZING!  14 portraits of Veterans of the American Revolution.  They lived long enough to have portraits made after Photography was invented.  As I looked at these images it brought me closer to the history that these men represented.  And if they had thought to look for women survivors of that age, there might have been more. AND the number one reason why prints (and even better negatives) matter.  They will survive (at least some of them will).  And if you need confirmation of that go to Forgotten Old Photos. Remember, one of the important results of Photography was, that for the first time people could see images of their parents and grandparents, when they were young.

Like my mother's Freshman Year Photo from Hunter College.  If you've been following this BLOG you know that mom is still going strong @ 91 and will be joining me on Colorado for Mother's Day.  She still lives in Ohio.........